eBook, 479 pages
English language
Published Aug. 6, 2019 by Tor Books.
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.
Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their …
Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.
Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.
Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.
Of course, some things are better left dead.
I wild mixture of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gideon the Ninth introduces (seeming) Magic into SciFi and an intriguing Society with wondrous, gothic scenarios. It makes a good setting for the following books and I'm quite intrigued how the plot will go on.
Lesbische Nekromantinnen und Schwertkämpferinnen in Space, die in Leichen verknallt sind und selbstregenerierende Knochenmonster aufeinander hetzen. Leute sterben mehr als einmal und sind trotzdem noch da. Wunderbar bescheuert.
This was an interesting read.
Initially, I found this book a little hard to get into - things just... happen, but you're never really explained what anything is in the world or how it works. What are the Houses? What's the Ninth House? What exactly is this whole system that's going on?
However, things were intriguing enough that I kept chugging along despite having literally no clue what was happening or how anything worked, and about halfway through the book, everything starts falling into place and you really start to feel for the characters and the world. The characters are all well-rounded and likeable (even the assholes), and by the end of the book you just can't help but feel things for the events that transpire in this book, and you'll end up buying the rest of the series for sure.
This was an interesting read.
Initially, I found this book a little hard to get into - things just... happen, but you're never really explained what anything is in the world or how it works. What are the Houses? What's the Ninth House? What exactly is this whole system that's going on?
However, things were intriguing enough that I kept chugging along despite having literally no clue what was happening or how anything worked, and about halfway through the book, everything starts falling into place and you really start to feel for the characters and the world. The characters are all well-rounded and likeable (even the assholes), and by the end of the book you just can't help but feel things for the events that transpire in this book, and you'll end up buying the rest of the series for sure.
I loved it, merging dark fantasy magic, with a sci-fi setting, and telling a horror story. It was a great page turner for me.
Just incredible. Pretty rare to find such and imaginative and rich world built into such a compelling narrative that is SO FUN. It's funny, heartbreaking, action-packed, mesmerizing, and thoughtful all at once. Can't wait to read the rest.
